Brasserie J.-N. Spénard Limitée / Brasserie des Trois-Rivières Limitée
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada · Est. 1917
Tally's Take
Why this matters
The best-documented ending in the Quebec records, because it went through the courts. Trois-Rivières Numérique places Brasserie J.-N. Spénard Limitée on rue Sainte-Marguerite on plans from 1917 and 1929, after which it became Brasserie des Trois-Rivières Limitée — and a 1929 Goad fire-insurance plan independently labels the site under that name. Then the Quebec Official Gazette of 14 June 1930 records the company bankrupt and schedules an auction for 3 July 1930 of the brewery property, buildings, machinery and accessories. A gazette notice is an unglamorous source and an unusually exact one.
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Timeline
- 1917Brasserie J.-N. Spénard Limitée
On rue Sainte-Marguerite, per a 1917 plan.
- 1929Brasserie des Trois-Rivières Limitée
A Goad fire-insurance plan independently labels the site.
- 1930Bankrupt; auctioned
Quebec Official Gazette, 14 June 1930; auction scheduled 3 July 1930.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Quebec master, Pass 83, which cited https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2357467 for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's Quebec master, Pass 83 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
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Dated evidence as recorded in Quebec Pass 83: 1917, 1929, 1930.
Tally's Quebec master, Pass 83 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
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Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Straight answers
Common questions about Brasserie J.-N. Spénard Limitée / Brasserie des Trois-Rivières Limitée
- Who owns Brasserie J.-N. Spénard Limitée / Brasserie des Trois-Rivières Limitée?
- Brasserie J.-N. Spénard Limitée / Brasserie des Trois-Rivières Limitée is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada.
- Is Brasserie J.-N. Spénard Limitée / Brasserie des Trois-Rivières Limitée independent?
- Yes. Brasserie J.-N. Spénard Limitée / Brasserie des Trois-Rivières Limitée is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- Is Brasserie J.-N. Spénard Limitée / Brasserie des Trois-Rivières Limitée still open?
- No. Brasserie J.-N. Spénard Limitée / Brasserie des Trois-Rivières Limitée has closed. Quebec Pass 83. Trois-Rivières Numérique documents Brasserie J.-N. Spénard Limitée on rue Sainte-Marguerite on 1917 and 1929 plans and states it later became Brasserie des Trois-Rivières Limitée. The Quebec Official Gazette of June 14, 1930 records Brasserie des Trois-Rivières Limitée as bankrupt and schedules a July 3, 1930 auction of its brewery property, buildings, machinery and accessories. A 1929 Goad fire-insurance plan independently labels the site La Brasserie des Trois Rivières Ltée.
- When was Brasserie J.-N. Spénard Limitée / Brasserie des Trois-Rivières Limitée founded?
- Brasserie J.-N. Spénard Limitée / Brasserie des Trois-Rivières Limitée was founded in 1917 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada.
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